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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Sung-Joon Won, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling tethering distribution. At least one leecher to which data is to be tethered is detected. Usage of the data that is to be tethered to the at least one leecher is controlled by adjusting an amount of data that is to be tethered for each of the at least one leecher.